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By Ashley Legassic

FATAL CRASH

Motorcyclist dead after collision on Highway 1 in Shuswap

May 1, 2019 | 9:48 AM

MALAKWA, B.C. — A 53-year-old Shuswap woman has died after a collision on Highway 1.

Yesterday (April 30), at roughly 3:40 p.m., Sicamous RCMP and emergency services received a report of a fatal collision on the highway near Cambie Solsqua Road in Malakwa.

After arriving, officials determined that an eastbound motorcycle crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a westbound transport truck, according to an RCMP news release.

The rider was a 53-year-old woman from the local area, and she died from her injuries. The truck driver was uninjured, and Highway 1 was closed for several hours while police investigated.

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Trans Canada East Traffic Services and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the cause.

Anyone with information on the crash who hasn’t yet spoken to police is asked to call (250) 344-2221.